Sire of WFA Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes winner Veight from his first crop.
Fee: $22,000 inc GST | 16.2 hh | 2014
O’Reilly (NZ) x Ruqqaya (NZ), by Van Nistelrooy (USA)
Dual Gr.1 winning miler by Champion sire O’Reilly (NZ).
Winner of the Gr.1 Australian Guineas at three, and the Gr.1 Makybe Diva Stakes at four like turf legends Zabeel and Mahogany.
Retired with a Timeform rating of 123, ranking him elite among his generation.
His 2023/24 season was headlined by Veight who became the first three-year-old to win the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes since Pierro in 2013. RACE RECORD
RUNS 1ST 2ND 3RD EARNED
TOTALS 12 5 - 1 $1,382,450
At 3: VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m), CS Hayes S., Gr.3 (1400m), SAJC Holdfast Insurance H. (1600m), WRC Maiden P. (1400m)
At 4: VRC Makybe Diva S., Gr.1 (1600m)
GRUNT
O’REILLY (NZ)
RUQQAYA (NZ)
Last Tycoon
Courtza Van Nistelrooy Sayyida
1st Dam
Try My Best
Mill Princess
Pompeii Court
Hunza
Storm Cat
Halory
Zabeel
Eastern Princess
Northern Dancer
Sex Appeal
Mill Reef
Irish Las
Tell
Port Damascus
Pakistan II
Chatty Lady
Storm Bird
Terlingua
Halo
Cold Reply
Sir Tristram
Lady Giselle
Pompeii Court
Benazir
RUQQAYA (NZ), by Van Nistelrooy (USA). 2 wins at 2000m, 2100m, BOP RC Radisson Plaza Resort Air Tahiti Nui H. Half-sister to OCEAN PARK, Lady Sayyida (dam of EXCELIDA). Dam of 7 named foals, 5 to race, all winners, inc: GRUNT (c by O’Reilly) 5 wins. See above.
ZAYYDANI (f by Savabeel) 6 wins from 1600m to 2150m, A$747,225, to 2021-22, VRC Matriarch S., Gr.2, Qld Tatt’s RC Gold Crown, L, Ballarat Cup, L, 3d SAJC Centaurea S., L, 4th SAJC South Australian Derby, Gr.1, MRC Coongy Cup, Gr.3, BRC Lord Mayor’s Cup, Gr.3 Addison (f by Jimmy Choux) 3 wins from 1300m to 1600m, A$124,200, 3d SAJC Birthday Cup, L
2nd Dam
SAYYIDA, by Zabeel (NZ). 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m. Broodmare of the Year in NZ in 2012-13. Half-sister to Brilliant Princess (dam of PRINCE KAAPSTAD). Dam of 5 foals, 4 to race, all winners, inc:-
OCEAN PARK (c Thorn Park) Horse of the Year in NZ in 2012-13. Champion Middle Distance Horse in AUS & NZ in 2012-13. 8 wins from 1200m to 2050m, NZ$343,925, A$2,529,000, MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1, ARC New Zealand S., Gr.1, MRC Underwood S., Gr.1, Caulfield S., Gr.1, Hawkes Bay Makfi Challenge S., Gr.1, Wellington S., Gr.3, 2d ATC Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1, ARC Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, Waikato Guineas, Gr.3, 3d VRC LKS Mackinnon S., Gr.1, 4th Otaki Maori RC WFA S., Gr.1. Sire. Ruqqaya. 2 wins. See above.
Lady Sayyida. 3 wins at 1400m, 2050m. Dam of: EXCELIDA (f Exceed And Excel) 6 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m, A$742,125, to 2022-23, VRC Rose of Kingston S., Gr.2, 2d VRC Rose of Kingston S., Gr.2, Mitty’s Trophy, MRC Allan Wicks H., Ladbrokes Same Race Multi H., 2d VRC Hong Kong Jockey Club S., Gr.3, Matron S., Gr.3, MRC Iris O’Farrell H., Thank You Members H., SAJC Sir Prancealot at Cornerstone H., Ballarat TC Andy Graham Welding H., 3d VRC Empire Rose S., Gr.1, Frances Tressady S., Gr.3, MRC Victoria H., Gr.3, SAJC RA Lee S., Gr.3, MRC Anniversary Vase H., L, John Dillon S., L, Twilight Glow S., L, 4th Geelong RC Black Pearl S., L 3rd Dam
EASTERN PRINCESS, by Pompeii Court. 6 wins from 1600m to 2200m, A$76,560. Three-quarter-sister to COURTZA (dam of O’REILLY), OUR POMPEII, HUNZA COURT, TISZAE, Pennies in Heaven (dam of SINGLE CURRENCY, SUPER JOCKEY), half-sister to CRITIC. Dam of 6 foals, 3 to race, 2 winners, inc: Sayyida. 2 wins. See above. Brilliant Princess. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners: PRINCE KAAPSTAD (g Kaapstad) 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 2100m, NZ$507,990, ARC Easter H., Gr.1, Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, 2d New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, Avondale Guineas, Gr.2, 3d Hawkes Bay Mudgway Partsworld S., Gr.1, BOP RC Tauranga S., Gr.3, 4th Hawkes Bay Windsor Park Challenge P., Gr.1, ARC Great Northern Foal S., L.
Siberian Siren (ex Beau Vallon)
WATC Quayclean H.
2d L, Magic Millions WA 3YO Trophy (R)
GOOD AT TWO, GREAT AT THREE.
Grunt’s first-crop runners have continued to improve as three-year-olds, headlined by Veight (ex Neena Rock) who took out the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes in the Autumn, becoming Grunt’s first Gr.1 winner.
Miraval Rose (ex Gypsy Tucker) L, Twilight Glow S.
2d Gr.3 Thoroughbred Club S.
Veight (ex Neena Rock)
Gr.1 George Ryder S.
Gr.2 Australia S.
Gr.2 VRC Sires’ Produce S.
Gr.3 McNeil S.
2d Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas
2d Gr.1 Australian Guineas
